Top 5 Tech Articles You Might’ve Missed - Week of August 11, 2014 (1 of 2)

15 Aug 2014

This week, ARRIS continued to make headlines in media outlets such as CED Magazine with the announcement that Poland-based Netia selected the E6000 CER to support its broadband service.

In other news, Multichannel News discussed results from a recent study revealing 85 percent of consumers who subscribe to online streaming services also have pay TV service from a cable, satellite or telco TV provider. This finding is further proven with data highlighted by Advanced Television, which noted 89 percent of British viewers still regularly use the TV to watch their content live. Separately, Rapid TV News shared that in order to differentiate, over-the-top providers are eager to embrace 1080p and Ultra HD programming.

Finally, FierceCable reported that despite Ultra HD’s status as the next generation of high definition, a lack of end-to-end infrastructure could stand in the technology’s way.

Check back next week for the latest industry news.

Polish service provider picks Arris’ E6000 (Aug. 11) By Mike Robuck, CED Magazine: Netia, which is one of the largest telecommunications providers in Poland, said it picked the CCAP-based E6000 to support future roll outs of the cable industry’s DOCSIS 3.1 specifications. Netia will work with Arris reseller Vector to deploy the E6000 CER.

Brits still prefer to watch live TV, on their TV (Aug. 14) By Editor, Advanced Television: Research reveals that despite the growth in TV viewing via PC, tablet and smartphones, 89 per cent of viewers still regularly use the TV to watch their content live – with 85 per cent also stating that the TV is their preferred screen.

1080p, UltraHD to be key differentiators in OTT battle (Aug. 8) By Editor, RapidTVNews: As they compete with pay-TV providers, over-the-top (OTT) services such as Netflix, VUDU and M-GO will be more eager to embrace 1080p and UltraHD for connected CE devices, says a report from ABI Research.

Lack of 4K infrastructure hinders technology's potential, report says (Aug. 13) By Jim Barthold, FierceCable: A lack of end-to-end infrastructure is standing in the way of 4K/Ultra HD, despite the fact that content creators, service providers and TV OEMs "are wagering billions that … (it) will be the panacea needed to lift TV sales and provide the next substantive qualitative differentiator in devices and services," a new report from The Diffusion Group posits.